MNS:- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi under the Ministry of Tourism has successfully completed fifty years of its existence. The institute was setup in 1962 as an autonomous registered society under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.The Institute was started in the barracks in the Pusa complex in 1962 and shifted to the existing campus consisting of Teaching Block, Hostels and Staff Flats in 1967-68. The certification was done by Board of Technical Education, Delhi initially. Institute was transferred from Ministry of Agriculture to Ministry of Tourism in 1982..Affiliation from National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology was done in 1986.
\nDiploma in Hotel Management was converted into B.Sc. degree in Hospitality & Hotel Administration awarded jointly by Indira Gandhi National Open University and National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology in 2002.M.Sc. (Hospitality Administration) course was started in 2003. Institute started Certified Hospitality Trainer Programme in 2007.M.Sc. (Dietetics & Food Service Management) was started in 2008.Institute became the first and only HACCP certified Institute in country in 2009. It represented the country in World Skill Competition held at London in 2010.
\nInstitute started Training Programmes of Hunar Se Rozgar under Capacity Building Service Providers Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in 2010.Training Programmes of \u201cNational Skill Certification\u201d under Capacity Building Service Providers Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India were started in 2010. Presently the institute is conducting four Training Programmes of \u201cHunar Se Rozgar\u201d and two Training Programmes of \u201cNational Skill Certification\u201d and has trained 944 persons in Hunar Se Rozgar and 3480 persons in National Skill Certification.
\nThe Institute has trained faculty and hotel executives from Russia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Maldives, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Republic of Syria under ITEC programme of Ministry of External Affairs. The faculty has had international exposure in USA, UK, France, Italy, Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China, South Korea, West Africa and Indonesia. The Institute was bestowed National Award for the Best Institute for Overall Performance for four consecutive years in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The Institute was bestowed National Award of the Best Institute in Academics in 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, in Placement in 2007-08, in Implementing Central Schemes in 2008-09, 2009-10 and in Skill Certification Programme in 2008-09.Three faculty members have won \u201cHall of Fame\u201d awards for winning the National Award of Excellence for the Best Teacher Awards three years in a row. One faculty members was bestowed the \u201cLady Chef of the Year-2011\u201d for outstanding contribution by Indian Culinary Forum, Indian Federation Culinary Association and Worlds Association of Chef\u2019s Society. Institute has adopted Red Fort, World Heritage Site of Delhi under \u201cCampaign Clean India\u201d of Ministry of Tourism in 2012.One faculty member was bestowed AAD Award by Association for Advancement of the Deprived, New Delhi for her work in Child Nutrition in 2012.<\/p>\n\n